Dio Fa - Revision history

Spider of Destiny at 13:44, 23 May 2026

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Jason.Kreitzer at 16:02, 17 November 2021

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Jason.Kreitzer at 05:12, 10 October 2021

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Jason.Kreitzer at 15:23, 3 September 2021

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Jason.Kreitzer at 15:16, 3 September 2021

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Duncan: Milan & La Scala > WP

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Milan & La Scala > WP

Jason.Kreitzer at 13:15, 11 August 2021

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Spider of Destiny at 00:24, 17 September 2011

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Propellerkuh at 17:50, 19 August 2007

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 A [[United States of America|U.S.]] designer and staging company would be selected by FZ to prepare the blueprints for the sets and special effects. The sets would be constructed in [[Wikipedia:Milan|Milan]], in the ''La Scala'' scenic facility under the supervision of the U.S. designer. The special effects would be constructed in the U.S. and shipped to [[Wikipedia:Milan|Milan]].
-''"What follows is not a complete description of the event...  only a collection of ideas to begin with. All material is subject to irrational modification. The theme of the opera is: Millions of people believe football is God, but, it is said (at least in [[Torino]]), 'God is a liar'. – [[Dio Fa]]. To present this theme, we propose to use a large mechanical version of the marionette character shown in the logo of the Italian Football Committee in the role of 'FOOTBALL GOD'. This FOOTBALL GOD marionette is afflicted with an uncontrollable [[Nasal Growth Syndrome]], pioneered by [[Pinocchio]] (perfected by [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]). Whenever FOOTBALL GOD tells a lie, a horrible soft nose grows out of the soccer ball which forms the head of the logo. With each new lie, another monk appears (singing in Sardinian ethnic choral style), struggling to hold up FOOTBALL GOD'S repulsive nose with inexplicable religious machinery. To conclude the production in a way that allows FOOTBALL GOD to have a tiny nose and live happily ever after, we propose: As soon as the Italian National Team is selected, a rock video is made (in the style of 'THE SUPER BOWL SHUFFLE') using the players in uniform to render an Anglo-Italian rap version of [[Michael Jackson]]'s '[[Wikipedia:Bad (Michael Jackson song)|I’M BAD]]'. This will be made into an instant hit by all Italian radio and television stations. At the end of the opera, FOOTBALL GOD sings His Hit (assisted by the monks — who turn out to be the Italian National Team in disguise). And so, by singing 'I'M BAD, I'M BAD, YOU KNOW IT, YOU KNOW IT!', GOD'S nose shrivels to Jacksonian proportions, and HE dances away."''
+''"What follows is not a complete description of the event...  only a collection of ideas to begin with. All material is subject to irrational modification. The theme of the opera is: Millions of people believe football is [[God]], but, it is said (at least in [[Torino]]), 'God is a liar'. – [[Dio Fa]]. To present this theme, we propose to use a large mechanical version of the marionette character shown in the logo of the Italian Football Committee in the role of 'FOOTBALL GOD'. This FOOTBALL GOD marionette is afflicted with an uncontrollable [[Nasal Growth Syndrome]], pioneered by [[Pinocchio]] (perfected by [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]). Whenever FOOTBALL GOD tells a lie, a horrible soft nose grows out of the soccer ball which forms the head of the logo. With each new lie, another monk appears (singing in Sardinian ethnic choral style), struggling to hold up FOOTBALL GOD'S repulsive nose with inexplicable religious machinery. To conclude the production in a way that allows FOOTBALL GOD to have a tiny nose and live happily ever after, we propose: As soon as the Italian National Team is selected, a rock video is made (in the style of 'THE SUPER BOWL SHUFFLE') using the players in uniform to render an Anglo-Italian rap version of [[Michael Jackson]]'s '[[Wikipedia:Bad (Michael Jackson song)|I’M BAD]]'. This will be made into an instant hit by all Italian radio and television stations. At the end of the opera, FOOTBALL GOD sings His Hit (assisted by the monks — who turn out to be the Italian National Team in disguise). And so, by singing 'I'M BAD, I'M BAD, YOU KNOW IT, YOU KNOW IT!', GOD'S nose shrivels to Jacksonian proportions, and HE dances away."''
 "DIO FA", the logo for the opera itself, as it would appear on posters and advertising, was to be licensed (as part of the opera plot) to a mysterious Soviet clothing designer who plans to unveil the new line of Soviet fashions, via satellite, during the most dramatic part of the opera.
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 ==See Also==
-[[Dio Fa (The Track)]]
+* [[Dio Fa (The Track)]]
+* [[God]]
-[[Nose]]
+* [[Nose]]
+* [[Nasal Growth Syndrome]]
 [[Category:Unreleased Projects]]
 [[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)]]

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 A [[United States of America|U.S.]] designer and staging company would be selected by FZ to prepare the blueprints for the sets and special effects. The sets would be constructed in [[Wikipedia:Milan|Milan]], in the ''La Scala'' scenic facility under the supervision of the U.S. designer. The special effects would be constructed in the U.S. and shipped to [[Wikipedia:Milan|Milan]].
-''"What follows is not a complete description of the event...  only a collection of ideas to begin with. All material is subject to irrational modification. The theme of the opera is: Millions of people believe football is God, but, it is said (at least in [[Torino]]), 'God is a liar'. – [[Dio Fa]]. To present this theme, we propose to use a large mechanical version of the marionette character shown in the logo of the Italian Football Committee in the role of 'FOOTBALL GOD'. This FOOTBALL GOD marionette is afflicted with an uncontrollable [[Nasal Growth Syndrome]], pioneered by [[Pinocchio]] (perfected by [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]). Whenever FOOTBALL GOD tells a lie, a horrible soft nose grows out of the soccer ball which forms the head of the logo. With each new lie, another monk appears (singing in Sardinian ethnic choral style), struggling to hold up FOOTBALL GOD'S repulsive nose with inexplicable religious machinery. To conclude the production in a way that allows FOOTBALL GOD to have a tiny nose and live happily ever after, we propose: As soon as the Italian National Team is selected, a rock video is made (in the style of 'THE SUPER BOWL SHUFFLE') using the players in uniform to render an Anglo-Italian rap version of [[Michael Jackson]]'s '[[I'm Bad|I’M BAD]]'. This will be made into an instant hit by all Italian radio and television stations. At the end of the opera, FOOTBALL GOD sings His Hit (assisted by the monks — who turn out to be the Italian National Team in disguise). And so, by singing 'I'M BAD, I'M BAD, YOU KNOW IT, YOU KNOW IT!', GOD'S nose shrivels to Jacksonian proportions, and HE dances away."''
+''"What follows is not a complete description of the event...  only a collection of ideas to begin with. All material is subject to irrational modification. The theme of the opera is: Millions of people believe football is God, but, it is said (at least in [[Torino]]), 'God is a liar'. – [[Dio Fa]]. To present this theme, we propose to use a large mechanical version of the marionette character shown in the logo of the Italian Football Committee in the role of 'FOOTBALL GOD'. This FOOTBALL GOD marionette is afflicted with an uncontrollable [[Nasal Growth Syndrome]], pioneered by [[Pinocchio]] (perfected by [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]). Whenever FOOTBALL GOD tells a lie, a horrible soft nose grows out of the soccer ball which forms the head of the logo. With each new lie, another monk appears (singing in Sardinian ethnic choral style), struggling to hold up FOOTBALL GOD'S repulsive nose with inexplicable religious machinery. To conclude the production in a way that allows FOOTBALL GOD to have a tiny nose and live happily ever after, we propose: As soon as the Italian National Team is selected, a rock video is made (in the style of 'THE SUPER BOWL SHUFFLE') using the players in uniform to render an Anglo-Italian rap version of [[Michael Jackson]]'s '[[Wikipedia:Bad (Michael Jackson song)|I’M BAD]]'. This will be made into an instant hit by all Italian radio and television stations. At the end of the opera, FOOTBALL GOD sings His Hit (assisted by the monks — who turn out to be the Italian National Team in disguise). And so, by singing 'I'M BAD, I'M BAD, YOU KNOW IT, YOU KNOW IT!', GOD'S nose shrivels to Jacksonian proportions, and HE dances away."''
 "DIO FA", the logo for the opera itself, as it would appear on posters and advertising, was to be licensed (as part of the opera plot) to a mysterious Soviet clothing designer who plans to unveil the new line of Soviet fashions, via satellite, during the most dramatic part of the opera.

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 FZ would attempt to make an actual licensing and manufacturing deal with the Soviets for REAL CLOTHES to be offered worldwide under the "DIO FA" label, with the garments making their debut as part of a choreographed fashion show, with ballet and ethnic dancers as models, and the Soviet designer appearing on stage to be hugged by them after the clothing is shown.
-Other characters include: [[Galileo]], [[Nikola Tesla|Tesla]], [[Wikipedia:Isaac Newton|Newton]], [[Leonardo Da Vinci|da Vinci]], [[Benito Mussolini|Mussolini]], [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]], [[Wikipedia:Joseph Stalin|Stalin]], and [[Elvis Presley]] as [[The Devil (CC)|THE DEVIL]].
+Other characters include: [[Galileo]], [[Nikola Tesla|Tesla]], [[Isaac Newton|Newton]], [[Leonardo Da Vinci|da Vinci]], [[Benito Mussolini|Mussolini]], [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]], [[Wikipedia:Joseph Stalin|Stalin]], and [[Elvis Presley]] as [[The Devil (CC)|THE DEVIL]].
 Great Britain was to be represented by dancers dressed as football hooligans, misinterpreting signals from [[The Queen]] (a waving mechanical cardboard arm, viewed through the window of a passing car).

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 FZ was to write the story and lyrics, supervise the set design, costumes and special effects.
-The City of [[Wikipedia:Milan|Milan]], through its Sister City arrangement with [[Chicago]], would engage the [[Chicago Symphony]] to provide the orchestral backing (the [[Wikipedia:La Scala|La Scala]] orchestra would be represented by selected instrumental soloists). The ''La Scala Chorus'' would be featured.
+The City of [[Wikipedia:Milan|Milan]], through its Sister City arrangement with [[Chicago]], would engage the [[Wikipedia:Chicago Symphony Orchestra|Chicago Symphony]] to provide the orchestral backing (the [[Wikipedia:La Scala|La Scala]] orchestra would be represented by selected instrumental soloists). The ''La Scala Chorus'' would be featured.
 FZ was to select the stage director, the orchestral conductor and the featured vocal soloists. The negotiations for their fees would be the responsibility of the City of [[Wikipedia:Milan|Milan]]. Their fees were not included in the proposal or budget.

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 FZ was to select the stage director, the orchestral conductor and the featured vocal soloists. The negotiations for their fees would be the responsibility of the City of [[Wikipedia:Milan|Milan]]. Their fees were not included in the proposal or budget.
-The [[A U.S.]] designer and staging company would be selected by FZ to prepare the blueprints for the sets and special effects. The sets would be constructed in [[Wikipedia:Milan|Milan]], in the ''La Scala'' scenic facility under the supervision of the U.S. designer. The special effects would be constructed in the U.S. and shipped to [[Wikipedia:Milan|Milan]].
+A [[United States of America|U.S.]] designer and staging company would be selected by FZ to prepare the blueprints for the sets and special effects. The sets would be constructed in [[Wikipedia:Milan|Milan]], in the ''La Scala'' scenic facility under the supervision of the U.S. designer. The special effects would be constructed in the U.S. and shipped to [[Wikipedia:Milan|Milan]].
 ''"What follows is not a complete description of the event...  only a collection of ideas to begin with. All material is subject to irrational modification. The theme of the opera is: Millions of people believe football is God, but, it is said (at least in [[Torino]]), 'God is a liar'. – [[Dio Fa]]. To present this theme, we propose to use a large mechanical version of the marionette character shown in the logo of the Italian Football Committee in the role of 'FOOTBALL GOD'. This FOOTBALL GOD marionette is afflicted with an uncontrollable [[Nasal Growth Syndrome]], pioneered by [[Pinocchio]] (perfected by [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]). Whenever FOOTBALL GOD tells a lie, a horrible soft nose grows out of the soccer ball which forms the head of the logo. With each new lie, another monk appears (singing in Sardinian ethnic choral style), struggling to hold up FOOTBALL GOD'S repulsive nose with inexplicable religious machinery. To conclude the production in a way that allows FOOTBALL GOD to have a tiny nose and live happily ever after, we propose: As soon as the Italian National Team is selected, a rock video is made (in the style of 'THE SUPER BOWL SHUFFLE') using the players in uniform to render an Anglo-Italian rap version of [[Michael Jackson]]'s '[[I'm Bad|I’M BAD]]'. This will be made into an instant hit by all Italian radio and television stations. At the end of the opera, FOOTBALL GOD sings His Hit (assisted by the monks — who turn out to be the Italian National Team in disguise). And so, by singing 'I'M BAD, I'M BAD, YOU KNOW IT, YOU KNOW IT!', GOD'S nose shrivels to Jacksonian proportions, and HE dances away."''

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 In "[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]" (1989), FZ described a "PROPOSAL FOR A WORLD CUP FOOTBALL OPERA", called "[[Dio Fa|DIO FA]]". It is listed under the chapter (18) "Failure"...
-FZ would have proposed to write, produce and direct a special entertainment event for the conclusion of the [[wikipedia:FIFA World Cup|World Cup Football]] Finals in the summer of 1990, to be financed by the City of [[Milan]] and the Italian Football Committee. It would have been an opera, with the premiere performance in [[La Scala]], broadcast via satellite, worldwide.
+FZ would have proposed to write, produce and direct a special entertainment event for the conclusion of the [[wikipedia:FIFA World Cup|World Cup Football]] Finals in the summer of 1990, to be financed by the City of [[wikipedia:Milan|Milan]] and the Italian Football Committee. It would have been an opera, with the premiere performance in [[wikipedia:La Scala|La Scala]], broadcast via satellite, worldwide.
 The idea was to produce a script in English, Italian, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian. The performance would include dancing in many styles, special effects and a fashion show.